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Discover both undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering classes at MIT on our updated Class Offerings page.

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The Magic in Mechatronics

For students in the hands-on, lab-based Mechatronics class, the process of bringing ideas to life can feel a lot like magic.

The Magic in Mechatronics

A SimPLE Solution

The approach, dubbed SimPLE, learns to pick, regrasp and place objects using the object’s computer-aided design (CAD) model.

A SimPLE Solution

The Breadth of MechE

Discover the incredible breadth of work underway in MechE at MIT.

The Breadth of MechE

Spectacular crack patterns

A new study by Paul Lilin and Irmgard Bischofberger, rationalizes the spectacular crack patterns formed by drying drops of a colloidal suspension by considering the energy released by each successive crack.

Spectacular crack patterns

Building with Glass

Motivated by circular construction’s eco potential, MIT engineers are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass.

Building with Glass

Experience the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT is a leader in training the next generation of creative thinkers who will pioneer new technologies, launch businesses, and bring needed solutions to many of the greatest challenges facing humanity.

- Alumna Megan Smith (SB ’86, SM ’88), Chief Technology Officer, United States of America

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New 3D printing technique creates unique objects quickly and with less waste

New 3D printing technique creates unique objects quickly and with less waste

Using AI to Play Jenga

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John Brisson

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Method rapidly verifies that a robot will avoid collisions

Method rapidly verifies that a robot will avoid collisions

License plates of MIT

License plates of MIT

MechE researchers pioneer human motor control theory through global collaboration at TU Munich

Liberty Ladd: Going above and beyond

Liberty Ladd: Going above and beyond

The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P and Evelyn E Newman Laboratory provides a new home for robotics and biomechanics research in MechE.

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MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber

MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber

Navid Azizan

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Paul Sclavounos

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An assisted step forward: Max Burns talks about the process, and teamwork, of invention

An assisted step forward: Max Burns talks about the process, and teamwork, of invention

A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

Explore Research Areamechanics

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